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Haiti · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Haiti

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Port-au-Prince Lower middle income Nation age 222 years (since 1804) i HTI · HT
NationsTree Index 2025 i15.5195th of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.0 msee ranking Military strength i5percentile
Population i11.9 m82nd of 217 Area i27,750 km²144th of 216 GDP i$32.08 bn112th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$37.31 bn intl.143rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$3,134 intl.185th of 199 Life expectancy i65.1 years190th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i11
Strength · trunk i30
Quality of life · crown i11
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i15
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i13
CSV

In short

Haiti is 195th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 15.5 out of 100; its tree is 3.0 m tall.

It has 11.9 million people and an economy of $37.31 bn at purchasing power parity, 143rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: General government gross debt (12th of 189), Renewable energy (22nd of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (30th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Government effectiveness (204th of 205), Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (161st of 164) and GDP growth (206th of 210).

Over five years it fell from 190th to 195th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 27,750 144th/216
Land area ikm² 27,560 142nd/216
Population ipeople 11.9 m 82nd/217
Population growth i% 1.13% 94th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 427.2 28th/216
Urban population i% 55.6% 143rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 30.8% 68th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.8% 154th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $32.08 bn 112th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $37.31 bn 143rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $31.88 bn 143rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,694 167th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $3,134 185th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,010 166th/201
GDP growth i% -2.7% 206th/210
Inflation i% 28.6% 173rd/180
Unemployment i% 14.9% 171st/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 12.3% 12th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.3% 42nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 15.8% 52nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.5% 66th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 20.2% 18th/192
Services i% of GDP 54.2% 127th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $500.4 m 167th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $4.60 bn 141st/182
Exports i% of GDP 1.6% 182nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 14.3% 178th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 15.9% 182nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2%2017
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 64.3%2017
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 23.3%2017
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 9.5%2017
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.4% 65th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 174th/196

Natural resources

54
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 143rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.33% 78th/209
Arable land i% of land area 36.5% 18th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,131 124th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 938,000 100th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $620.0 m 89th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 34.8% 23rd/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 65.1 190th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 52.8 170th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.29 134th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.9 25th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 60% 184th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 31.0%2017
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 19.5%2012
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.4% 153rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.2% 174th/193
Adult literacy i% 68.0%2017
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.554 166th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 41.12012
Extreme poverty i% of population 40.4%2012

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 53.9% 195th/215
Internet users i% of population 47.9% 149th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 65 185th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.3 184th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.80 161st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 74,542 139th/161

Environment & energy

53
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.30 30th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 76.7% 22nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.8 90th/200
Forest area i% of land area 13.5% 150th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 325 140th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 10.6 204th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 17.0 199th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 32.0 195th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 41.4 184th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 29.5 194th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 35.1 166th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 41.2 139th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $39.1 m 146th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.1% 153rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.4% 135th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1,000 161st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.02% 165th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 150th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 22014
Scientific articles iarticles 38 160th/197

Compare Haiti with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Haiti — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/haiti. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Haiti — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/haiti. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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